Kalam shares thoughts with fellow teachers

Injecting Beauty of Science in TeachingDear teachers and friends, my greetings to all of you. I am delighted to talk to you on this happy occasion of Teachers' Day. This is the day of remembrance......

Kalam to open bio-informatics centre in Hyderabad

President Dr A P J Abdul Kalam will dedicate the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics-Sun Microsystems Medical Bio-informatics Center of Excellence in Hyderabad on Friday.The center has......

A diamond auction centre in India soon?

World's leading diamond company De Beers is mulling setting up a diamond auction centre in India, senior officials of the company said here on Tuesday. "We are considering starting a diamond......

Infosys to buy California's Panaya for $200 mn

First acquisition under chief Sikka’s strategy of buying ‘technologies for tomorrow’In line with the strategy laid out by its chief executive and managing director Vishal Sikka,......

Bengaluru airport and take-off troubles

India needs long-term thinking for long-term projects and a better handling of PPPs, says Business Standard. A committee of the Karnataka Assembly has issued a severe indictment of the manner in......

Better Bengaluru airport years away

Those looking for a more efficient Bengaluru airport may have to wait a few more years for the next phase of expansion to be complete. The Bengaluru International Airport Ltd (Bial) is a......

Cate is awesome. Will she win an Oscar again?

'In Carol, Cate Blanchett reminds us what a real movie star is and why we are enamored by her acting and looks.' Aseem Chhabra's Top 10 picks from the Zurich Film Festival... In 11 years the......

Lunchbox's housewife to Homeland's ISI agent!

'Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts were tables away, seated next to each other, at the SAG awards. I was shamelessly staring,' Nimrat Kaur tells Aseem Chhabra/Rediff.com Nimrat Kaur was acting in ad......

What Rahman has in store for the world

A R Rahman speaks to Arthur J Pais in New York about his coming concert tour. Of the many innovations A R Rahman has brought about, few are as interesting as the one about adding dance element to......

Fans flock to pay homage to Federer

IMAGE: Author J K Rowling was present in the stands on Day 1 of the Laver Cup at The O2 Arena in London, England, on Friday. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images for Laver Cup Fans flocked......

Football: Maradona autopsy shows no drink or illegal drugs

IMAGE: The more detailed autopsy confirmed the results of one carried out immediately after his death that said Diego Maradona died from "acute pulmonary edema secondary to exacerbated chronic......

Zurich Classic: Anand beats Nakamura for sole lead

Viswanathan Anand made another strong comeback, defeating Hikaru Nakamura of the United States in the fourth round of the Zurich Chess Classic on Wednesday. Trailing the American by a full point at......

Zurich Classic: Anand beats Nakamura for sole lead

Viswanathan Anand made another strong comeback, defeating Hikaru Nakamura of the United States in the fourth round of the Zurich Chess Classic on Wednesday. Trailing the American by a full point at......

Zurich Chess Challenge: Anand beats Aronian to jump to joint lead

Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand celebrated the Indian World Cup victory with a crushing win against Levon Aronian of Armenia in the second round of Zurich Chess......